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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “hertz” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

56 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
hertz17491904(None) 
nertz145117451nertz
berth104917882berth
bortz165722202bortz
chert105232102chert_
cherts115617232cherts
cherty144612472cherty
hart76865772hart_
harts88441592harts
heart85440742heart_
hearth125315212hearth
hearts96218942hearts
hearty126313632hearty
heat77061422heat_
heath115724282heath
heats85838402heats
heft106736292heft_
hefts116218152hefts
hefty146112132hefty
hent76656382hent_
hents87330742hents
her66547812her__
herb94730962her_b
herbs105520502herbs
herby134715312herby
herd84933062her_d
herds96424682herds
here76447102her_e
heres86245902heres
hereto9313692hereto
herl75834552her_l
herls85226432herls
herm95636152her_m
herma105318882herma
herms105626432herms
hern76134892her_n
herns84825582herns
hero74635782her_o
heron85025502heron
heros84930862heros
herry114922472herry
hers75844872her_s
hertzes1938302hertzes
hest75950772hest_
hests85829932hests
het67674312he_t_
heth107028022he_th
hets75547202he_ts
hurt77142572hurt_
hurts86922822hurts
nerts55924982nerts
pert66759322pert_
vert77249372vert_
verts85724732verts
vertu85017612vertu
wert79749822wert_

Search took 3 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800561.68631909.8
3Display Results56560.0163500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691562.01588680.4
 
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